Potato-planter.



PATENTED JULY 4-, 1905.

G. P. DATES. POTATO PLANTER.

APPLIOATION FILED MAR. 20, 1905.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

Gr. P. DATES. POTATO PLANTER.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 20 1905.

2 QHEETS-EHEBT 2.

PATENTED JULY 4:, 1905.

@Uihwows little. i93,902.

Patented July 4t, 1905.

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Application filed March 20, 1905. SGTiitl N0 250,896.

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lie it known that l, Greener: lr Oivrns, a citizen of the United States, residingat @pringlield, in the county of tllark and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful improvements in llotato-llanters, of which the following .is a specification.

My invention relates particularly to improvements in a machine for planti 11g potatoes.

M y object is to construct an improved machine for properly feeding, planting, and covcring potatoes or similar plants and simultaneously feeding fertilizing sul:)stances accurately and positively and delivering same in a manner best ada ited to be covered in the ground with the potatoes.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the machine. .liig. i2 is a perspective view of the covering devices. Figs. 3 and iare detail views of the distributer for the fertilizing material, and l igs. 5 and 6 are detail views of the furrowcoverer and its connection with the draft-bar.

.l iike letters of reference indicate like parts throughout the different views.

in my machine, A indicates the frame of the machine, which is supported by carr \;'ing wheels it in the usual manner.

a indicates the furrow-muener, which is supported by the frame of the machine and adjustably connected therewith, as shown in Fig. l.

The hopper for the potato is indicated by a, and potatoes are fed from the hopper into a furrow-opener c" of the shoe or runner type, as indicated in Fig. '1. indicated by a, which is supported by the :frame of the machine in the usual manner.

The covering devices, comprising disks 7), are connected by draft-bars 7/ to the draftrod 6 which is preferably shown of rectangular shape. These draft-bars are clamped to said draft-rod and same are adjusted on said red, as indicated in Fig. 2. The d raft-rod is isum'lorted by braces 7/, which are secured to the frameof the IllZlOllll'lG, and the ends of the draft-rod 0* are loosely ournalcd 1n bearings The operators seat is i formed in the lower ends of said braces. There is shown a plurality of disks, and it is apparent that the number may be increased. At one end of the draft-rod there is riyidly secured thereto a projecting stirrup b. lhis stirrup is swiveled to a bearing-block 7f. hiaid block /f forms a guide for the stem 6 and a bearing for the lever end of spring 0*. At its upper end stem 0 is secured to lever 11 which in turn is pivoted in its lower end to the reduced end of draft-rod W. Coitsprinp' l) is shown embracing" the stem 6. A collar and pin 7/" constitute bearing for the upper end of the coil-spring l). The block 6 is swiveled in b". The lever if projects upwardly in proximity to the operatofis seat, and a curved bar 7)" is formed with notches into which the finger b is adapted to engage. lt is apparent that when the lever b is moved rearwz'trd ly the furrow-openers are depressed by the collar and pin 7/" bearing dmvmwn'dly against the coil-spring and same are held depressed by the tension of s iring 7). hen the furrow-openers are to be lifted out of the ground, lever /)7 is moved forwardly and said furrowopeners are simultaneously lifted by reason of the pin 6" engaging against the block The fertilizing-distrihuter com prises an agitator 0, shown in the form of a wheel with projecting lingers. This agitator is operated by connections comprising the bevel e'ear a, formed rigidly on the shaft of the agitator. ilfhebeml-gear c is formed rigidly on the shaft 0" and engages with the bevel-gear c. The shaft c is rotated by a sprocket-wheel c", journaled securely to said shaft. The sproclwtchain connects with the sprocket-wheel r", supported on a shaft in the upper part of the machine, and this shaft is rotated by the sprocketnvheel connected by a sprocket-chain with the carryingavheel shaft. An end of the shaft (;is journaled loosely in a bearing formed in the frame of the hopper, while the other end extends through a slotted opening in said frame and is journaled in lug c. A bar Fig. 1, is adapted to be slid up and down in a guide 0 formed on the side of the hopper. The lug 0" is secured to the bar 0 By sliding this bar up and down the shaft 0 may be oscillated back and forth for the purpose hereinafter indicated. The bottom of the hopper of the fertiliZer-distributer is formed with an opening 0 and a pipe o has its upper end fitting in said opening. There is a guard a formed in the bottom of the hopper with the opening. At one side thereof a gate a is located within said opening, so as to regulate the amount of the fertilizer to be fed by the agitator 0 into the chamber formed by the sides of the hopper and the guard 0 This gate 0 is rigidly secured to an oscillating shaft 0 and this shaft is supported by bearings in the bottom of thehopper, and one end of same is rigidly connected to an arm 0, which arm is pivoted to asliding bar o which in turn is operated by a hand-lever 0 which can be adjusted to different positions. From Fig. 1 it is apparent that the operating-levers for the furrow-openers and gate, together with the sliding bar for regulating the gear, are all within reach of the seat of the operator. The opposite end of the pipe o is located rearwardly of the shoe (4" and between the covering devicet of the shoe. I have also shown in Fig. 3 a cut-off (Z. The advantage of this construction is that the fertilizing material may be cut off by the slide (Z while the bottom of the hopper is being cleaned or repaired. This is desirable, for the reason that in almost all kinds of fertilizers there are hard substances which cannot be fed through the machine and unless removed therefrom are very apt to injure the parts of same.

In Figs. 5 and 6 I have shown means for adjusting the angle of the covering devices or disk. The hub of the disk is formed with a plate (Z. In the ends of this plate are formed certain circumferential slots (Z This plate (Z is also formed with hub (Z which is adapted tofit within the socket (Z formed within the end of the draw-bar for the covering device. Serew-threaded pins (Z project downwardly from the lower face of said draw-bar and are adapted to extend within the slotted openings (Z By means of nuts the draw-bar can be securely fastened to the disk and held in different angular ad ustments.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. In a planter, the combination of feeding devices with covering devices, a cross-rod formed with flat faces, a drag-bar with jaws at its free end adjusted to be clamped to each of said cross-rods, a lifting-lever, a spring connection between said lifting-lever and said cross-rod, a covering device adjustably secured to one end of said drag-bar whereby said covering device can be moved laterally in its relation to the drag-bar, the drag-bar and covering device being adjustable in their relation to the machine, substantially as specified.

2. In a planter, the combination of a feeding device with a covering device adapted to cooperate therewith, a drag-bar adjustably secured to said machine, a covering device secured to one end of said drag-bar, and means for changing the position of said covering device relatively to the line of draft of said covering device, for the purpose specified.

3. In a planter, the combination with a frame, a drag-bar adjustably secured thereto, a covering device secured to one end of said d rag-bar, adjustable clamping device for holding said covering device in different relative positions to the line of draft, for the purpose specified.

4. In a planter, the combination of a frame, a drag-bar adjustably clamped thereto, a covering device, a support for said covering device, means for adjusting laterally the support in its relation to the drag-bar, for the purpose specified.

5. In a planter, the combination of feeding devices, a support, a plurality of covering devices comprising a drag bar adjustably clamped to said support, a lifting-lever pivoted on one end of said support, a linked connection between said lifting-lever and said support, a stirrup secured to said support, and a spring connecting said link and said stirrup, for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand this 17th day of March, A. D. 1905.

GEORGE P. OATES. lVitnesses:

(has. I. WnLon, BORDER BOWMAN. 

